| Location | Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique |
| Geographic coordinates | 13 30 S, 34 00 E |
| Map references | Africa |
| Area | total: 118,484 sq km land: 94,080 sq km water: 24,404 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,857 km border countries (3): Mozambique 1498 km, Tanzania 512 km, Zambia 847 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) |
| Terrain | narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m mean elevation: 779 m |
| Natural resources | limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
| Land use | agricultural land: 59.2% (2018 est.) arable land: 38.2% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 1.4% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 19.6% (2018 est.) forest: 34% (2018 est.) other: 6.8% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 740 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 17.28 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | flooding; droughts; earthquakes |
| Geography - note | landlocked; Lake Nyasa, some 580 km long, is the country's most prominent physical feature; it contains more fish species than any other lake on earth |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
